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KAMPALA, Uganda — National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Ronald Nsubuga Balimwezo has taken an early lead in the Kampala Lord Mayor race, according to provisional…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Jubilee Party has announced a broad reorganisation of its leadership, introducing several key appointments aimed at strengthening its organisational capacity ahead…
KAMPALA, Uganda — In the aftermath of Uganda’s 2026 general elections, a familiar debate has resurfaced: whether the country’s opposition, now led in prominence by…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s opposition leader Bobi Wine has said he will not challenge the results of Thursday’s presidential election in court, citing what he…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Kenyan government plans to spend at least KSh100 million annually to enlist social media influencers and bloggers as part of a…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Fiona Nakku has been elected as the Female Workers’ Member of Parliament in Uganda’s 12th Parliament after a closely contested vote that…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s once-influential ‘Gang of Seven’ political bloc in Buganda has suffered a decisive setback following the 2026 parliamentary elections, with Betty Nambooze…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The 2026 general election has reaffirmed a political reality that successive governments have struggled to overturn: Buganda remains the epicentre of organised…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Presidential candidate Robert Kasibante has taken an unprecedented legal stand against President Yoweri Museveni’s declared victory in the 2026 presidential election, filing…
KAMPALA, Uganda — When Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni secured yet another term in office, congratulatory messages from across East Africa arrived swiftly and predictably. Kenya’s…